# Accident 20110513008989A: Hughes 369D, Columbia, CA, May 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2011, 09:02 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1217° N, 119.7675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1217&lon=-119.7675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110513008989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM FAT TO RNO ON A FR 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT.  PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE AT CRUISE A 12,500 FT MSL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE SUSEQUENT AUTOROTATION.INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY RNO FSDO ASI HRS WITH THE TECHNICAL HELP OF BOEING AND ROLLS-ROYCE WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINTE THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR TEST CELL RUN BY ROLLS-ROYCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR11LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA220), May 13, 2011: MD Helicopter 369D (N124AL), Columbia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of power transmission to the main rotor for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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